Addressing Addiction Through Education — Technician 10/1/18

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IN BRIEF:

POLICE BLOTTER 9/27/18

A quick look at the headlines outside of NC State

NC residents urged to stay out of coastal waters

NEWS Recovery to be a large component of Prevention Services, pg. 3

North Carolina residents and visitors have been advised to stay out of coastal waters by North Carolina Coastal Federation officials and the state of North Carolina due to heavy polluted runoff. The runoff, which is still present in coastal waterways and along the North Carolina coast, is a result of heavy rains during Hurricane Florence.

The runoff contains high levels of bacteria and other pollutants from natural and human resources that can cause sickness or infection.

SOURCE: ABC11

Wide Open Bluegrass featured 100 artists this past weekend

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The Wide Open Bluegrass festival took place this past Friday and Saturday and featured over 100 artists for festival-goers to enjoy. The sixth-annual festival on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh featured music from local, national and international bluegrass performers. The free street festival also included a dance tent, a youth music stage and food vendors.

Student loan interst rates shouldn’t change with economic booms and busts, pg. 5

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Chipotle donates proceeds to Hurricane Florence relief efforts On Sunday, North Carolina Chipotle restaurants donated 50 percent of each sale to Hurricane Florence recovery efforts. The restaurant chain will be donating the proceeds to the United Way Hurricane Florence Recovery Fund. 60 North Carolina Chipotle chains will be participating from 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m., and the money donated to United Way will go towards storm-related needs and recovery efforts.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Award-winning author speaks on fiction, fantasy and the future of storytelling, pg. 8

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Two North Carolinians on new season of ‘The Voice’ SPORTS Full-strength Wolfpack offense a nightmare for opposing defenses, pg. 10

After Week One of blind auditions, two North Carolina residents have already been featured on the hit singing competition show ‘The Voice.’ Kameron Marlowe, a 21-year-old from Kannapolis, sang “One Number Away” and Mikele Buck, an Iraq War veteran from Greenville, sang “She Used to Be Mine” on last Monday’s episode. Both contestants will be moving on to Battle Rounds, which begin on Oct. 15.

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6:04 AM | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Thompson Hall Student reported unknown person took a tire off a bicycle and walked into Pullen Park. Area checked.

Unable to locate.

8:56 AM | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Off Campus NCSUPD assisted RPD with a warrant service for a student. Student was also referred to the University.

1:37 PM | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Clark Hall Student reported they were approached by two persons who asked if student was ok. Contact made with two students who advised they did ask student if they needed help.

11:12 PM | DOOR ALARM - FORCED Caspian Hall Security responded to door alarm and determined the door was secure.

2:29 PM | DOOR ALARM - FORCED Hudson Hall Security responded to door alarm and determined the door was secure.

2:44 PM | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Mid Pines Road Officers responded to report of person doing doughnuts on campus. Unable to locate.

3:07 PM | WELFARE CHECK Off Campus Parent requested welfare check on student.

Contact made with roommate who agreed to relay information.

4:00 PM | HAZMAT INCIDENT Centennial Utility Plant Units responded to broken gas valve. Gas company was notified and responded.

5:33 PM | HIT & RUN Dan Allen Deck Staff member reported parked vehicle was struck and damaged.

COVER GRAPHIC BY NICK WEAVER Prevention Survices at NC State now provides students with information and education on alcohol and other drugs, and helps students recovering from substance abuse disorders.

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Recovery to be a large component of Prevention Services Alicia Thomas Assistant News Editor

NC State Student Health Services has created Prevention Services to act as a massive resource to provide support to students undergoing a crisis, who may be suicidal or are struggling with substance abuse disorders. Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Education (AOD) has been working to not only encourage students to have healthy consumption habits, but has also created services to help students who are in recovery.

Prevention Services is three-pronged, with a Cares unit, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drug prevention. Chris Austin, the coordinator of AOD, talked about the mission of the unit.

“Our mission is to provide [an] objective, non-judgmental approach to alcohol and other drug use in the college population,” Austin said.

Austin said that the organization supports the law that prohibits drinking under the age of 21; however, the center is aware that many college students make the choice to drink alcoholic beverages underage, so the goal is harm reduction.

“If you’re choosing to use alcohol or any other drug …do that in a way that’s going to cause minimal harm to yourself,” Austin said.

The AOD education center also operates out of three-pronged system: crisis mode, drinking strategies and how to help a friend.

Crisis includes ‘Howl for Help,’ which is a resource for students to call and reach out for assistance in the case of an emergency related to intoxication, drug overdose or alcohol poisoning. According to the website, students receiving medical attention due to these reasons will not receive student conduct violations.

Alcohol WISE is also a new initiative that AOD is taking that requires all incoming students to take an online education course, similar to AlcoholEDU. Austin said that he hopes that this requirement will encourage students who choose to consume alcohol to do so in safer ways.

“Our purpose is to broaden that understanding within students that there are ways in which to consume alcohol that

are a lot safer than other ways,” Austin said. “Most college students, when they are drinking, aren’t trying to get blackout drunk; if they are trying to get buzzed, here’s where that level is.”

Austin also discussed trainings that help students, faculty and staff discuss their peer’s habits with them.

“What this office does is offer a workshop called QPR, which is Question, Persuade and Refer,” Austin said. “It offers how to get in conversation with a friend about, ‘Hey, I’ve noticed lately that you’ve kind of pulled away, is everything going okay?’”

Recovery Services is also a new service within AOD that focuses on helping students that are recovering from substance abuse disorders. Megan Meadows, the coordinator of Recovery Services, said that this new, grant-funded role is to help develop a program at NC State to help struggling students.

“It’s funded by the UNC general administration and Department of Health and Human Services,” Meadows said.

“It’s a three-year block grant to develop a collegiate recovery program which serves students who are in recovery from substance use disorders, which is alcohol and other drug addiction.”

Meadows is working on developing the program through serving students with peer and institutional support. Networking and outreach are the main avenues through which Meadows is trying to grow awareness of recovery services on campus.

“There is some confusion on recovery and how that is prevention-related because it is sort of past the prevention point,” Meadows said. “We say it’s prevention through recovery so trying to reduce relapse rates. There are a lot of students at NC State that are in recovery and we just don’t know about them so trying to keep them successful as students and not having them leave the university.”

Part of Meadows’ job will also be to reach out to students who left the university due to their substance abuse disorders and help them try to get readmitted to the university. Meadows said that she is still figuring out what the process of readmission would look like and working with admissions, student conduct and the Counseling Center to find out

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reasons why a student may have left the university.

Meadows shared her goals, saying that she hopes to find recovering students and supporting them through one-onone meetings, social events such as sober tailgates and alternative break trips, and eventual Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Reducing the stigma of substance abuse disorders through open conversation is one of Meadows’ goals as well.

“We do want to address the stigma that is surrounding substance use disorders

and addressing those and getting people to talk about it more,” Meadows said.

“Alcoholics Anonymous is one of the most popular programs for students in recovery so it kind of lives by the anonymous part which I think that within itself can be seen as stigmatizing because it’s teaching people to hide this aspect of themselves which is, for a lot of people, an identity.”

Students, faculty and staff who are looking for resources to learn more about AOD and the Prevention Center as a whole can visit their website.

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Shack-A-Thon brings awareness to affordable housing accessibility in North Carolina

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Shacks built for Shack-A-Thon sit on The Brickyard on Sept. 26. Started in 1998, Shack-A-Thon is a fundraising event for Habitat for Humanity where student organizations build and live in their shacks 24 hours a day for an entire week. This year’s goal is to raise $65,000.

Jaylan Harrington Correspondent

Through fair and foul weather, student organizations constructed 19 shacks in the Brickyard in NC State’s 21st ShackA-Thon which ran from Sept. 24-28. This year, the goal of Shack-A-Thon is to raise $65,000 to build a Habitat for Humanity home in Wake County, and so far $40,000 has been raised.

The event also serves to inform otherwise unaware students of issues with affordable housing in the local community.

“A lot of students... either haven’t heard of Habitat for Humanity before or don’t know of the need in our community,” said Tyler Bendl, a fourth-year studying biomedical engineering and co-director of Shack-A-Thon. “They walk by ShackA-Thon and have no idea what’s going on. We are quick to give them information about the need — there’s over 91,000 families in Wake County alone in need of affordable housing.”

Different organizations and colleges within NC State chose creative methods to raise money for the initiative, and to bring awareness to the subject of housing in the local community.

“The Raleigh area is growing at an astounding rate,” said Stephanie Jeffries, director of the Environmental First Year Program. Jeffries ran a shack for the College of Natural Resources where students paid three dollars to pie a professor. “That’s good for the community but we’ve had a real loss of affordable housing... they’re moving further and further out of the city; there’s a lot of problems with affordable housing here in a fastgrowing area.”

There were fewer shacks in the Brickyard this year compared to in the past.

While some people might have interpreted the change as a lack of engagement from the student body, the adjustment was actually made to make the event more efficient.

“We do have two less shacks this year;

some of the shacks consolidated,” Bendl said. “We were hoping that, through some of the consolidation, they were able to spend more of their time on their fundraising efforts.”

The new directors of Shack-A-Thon are also looking for ways to expand and improve the event in upcoming years. One improvement Bendl is already eyeing for the near future is expanding into Centennial Campus. “[Improving Shack-A-Thon is] a constant process,” Bendl said. “We usually take a few weeks after the event to debrief and kind of run through everything that we can improve upon. We sit down with Habitat Wake and say ‘what can we do better; how can we draw more clubs; how can we get better news coverage?’”

However, Bendl is currently focused on this year’s Shack-A-Thon reaching its goal of raising enough money to build a Habitat for Humanity home. As of Sunday, Sept. 30, approximately $40,000 has been raised. Though the shacks have come

down in the Brickyard, online donations will stay open for an additional two weeks. $65,000 is the ultimate goal, but Bendl hopes first to reach the event’s initial challenge gift.

“We have two challenge gifts,” Bendl said. “One is if we hit $50,000, two NC State alumni will donate a total of $5,000 to push us to $55,000. Once we hit $60,000, NC State athletics has agreed to donate another $5,000 and get us to our [ultimate] goal.”

Shack-A-Thon’s organizers said that more than anything, they hope to have made an impact on the student body and the community at large by being ambassadors and bringing awareness to the issues in accessible housing in North Carolina.

“I would definitely call it a success so far,” Bendl said. “Regardless of if we hit our goal, I’m still pleased with the amount of coverage and how we’ve been able to advocate for the need of affordable housing.”

Students who wish to donate to ShackA-Thon’s efforts can give here.

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Student loan interest rates shouldn’t change with economic booms and busts “C ompou nd i nterest is the eighth wonder of the world.

He who understands it, earns it... he who doesn’t pays it.” ~ Albert Einstein Joey Rivenbark As with most ecoAssistant Opinion nomic subjects, it can Editor be hard to talk about compound interest, the Federal Reserve and interest rates in a way that grabs people’s attention. Frankly it can be boring, confusing and seemingly irrelevant. It can be all of those things, but at the end of the day one adjective best describes interest rates — important.

The Federal Reserve increased the “federal funds rate” to 2.25 percent as of Sept. 26. Students should take note of the implications: this adds an extra burden for students who already struggle to pay loans like these. This is unacceptable. In a society where university is becoming increasingly essential in finding a well-paying job, the federal government should not permit student loan rates to vary unnecessarily with the ebb and f low of the economy, especially considering the f luctuations are arbitrary.

To understand how raising interest rates work, imagine you’re a business owner. You want to expand your business by buying some extra machinery, except it’s too expensive. So you take out a loan. The banks who could loan you some money base their interest rates off of what the Federal Reserve says, so when their rate increases, so do the banks’ rates.

In the end you’ll either decide their rate is fine, or wait until it goes down.

Thus, people borrow more money to spend on more things when rates are lower; which is one of the ways the Federal Reserve is able to inf luence the economy.

However, for students, the rising and falling of interest rates is risky business.

Student loans, like most other loans, are tied to interest rates set by the Federal Reserve, which vary alongside the federal funds rate. As such, the state of the economy can have impacts on what students are loaned for tuition.

Simply put, the long-term effect is that some students can graduate university with crushing debt into a bad economy, while others graduate with relatively lenient debt with a more reasonable economy. While the state of the economy is hard to fix, there’s

no reason student loans should have changing rates of interest.

Part of the reason student loans’ interest rates should not change is a result of shifts in society. University is becoming more of a ‘need’ than a ‘want.’

The same way anyone must buy food to survive, young adults increasingly need to graduate with a degree to have

rates are low can be just as good as bad.

In the same sense, interest rates can change part-way through a four-year degree, and with so much invested into education, it would be a waste to quit halfway through.

Take the previous example, but this time you’re a college freshman, and you want a loan for your education. Rates

“Simply put, the long-term effect is that some students can graduate university with crushing debt into a bad economy, while others graduate with relatively lenient debt with a more reasonable economy.” a chance at surviving in the economy.

As such, the normal economic rules of more people attending university when interest rates are low and fewer attending when rates are high don’t really make a lot of practical sense.

Even students who pay attention to the rates before enrolling don’t have the necessary knowledge of what the next few years’ rates would be without knowing what the economy will be like in the future. So waiting until the

still rise and fall with the federal funds rate, but unlike a business you don’t really have a choice. You need this loan now, you aren’t making much money, and there’s no guarantee the rate will go down. So you take the rate you can get, because you need to. Four years later the rate falls and a different student gets the same loan with less interest.

In short, not having a predetermined, independent and “f lat” interest rate that doesn’t change with the economy

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essentially puts the market for student loans out of step with the normal patterns of supply and demand, hurting some and helping others based on the luck of the draw.

There are other factors that contribute to some graduating classes getting shorted while others thrive. For example, the Reserve generally raises rates during an economic boom, and lowers them during a recession. So those who graduated in 2008 had to pay a higher interest rate on their loans and enter a worse job market. Conversely, the class of 2012 had much lower rates while attending university during a recession, and entered a repaired job market upon graduation.

The federal funds rate has been rising since 2015 and some economists would predict an economic bust. If a recession started in the next few years, the graduating classes of 2019 and 2020 could be in a situation similar to those of 2008; struggling to find a job with crushing student debt. Unless a flat rate for student loan interest is instituted, this could have disastrous effects for college students. The inequality of the situation needs to be addressed for the sake of all current and future students.

Sunshine Chang, third-year studying computer engineering

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RE: How college rape culture found its way to the Supreme Court The Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh has brought the #MeToo movement front and center yet again. Judge Kavanaugh has now been accused of three illicit Peyton sexual acts all of varying Barish degrees of severity.

Correspondent On Sept. 12, Christine Blasey Ford, a psychology professor at the Palo Alto University in California, accused Kavanaugh of groping her and attempting to rape her at a party in 1982. About a week later, Deborah Ramirez, a former college classmate of Kavanaugh’s accused him of sexual misconduct that occurred at a party at Yale during his freshman year. Now Julie Swetnick, a federal government contractor, has accused Kavanaugh of aiding and abetting in the gang rape of girls at parties during the 1980s.

These allegations, while all grotesque and which ought to sink the nomination if true, also have one more thing in common: so far no one has corroborated the events that Kavanaugh is accused of.

Each case as previously stated is horrifying and reveals a brutal culture of rape and a multitude of other despicable crimes, but Brett Kavanaugh may be guilty of absolutely none of it. Every single charge brought against the judge has resulted in more calls from Democratic senators that his nomination be withdrawn, but damning evidence has yet to be presented.

In the case of Ford, every individual who she has said attended the party have refuted the allegations under penalty of imprisonment. The only evidence she has managed to submit are the notes from a therapy session, and the results of a polygraph test which asked only the most basic of questions.

Ramirez’s charge is also rather weak, with no one saying that they remember attending the event. One individual attested to hearing about the incident shortly afterward, but they were not actually present at the party.

Swetnick’s allegations are far and away the most horrifying, but also the least well supported. She has not so far named anyone who can corroborate her story, and no one but Kavanaugh and his friend Mark Judge are named in her affidavit about a culture of gang rape at Georgetown Prep.

While it is notable that those two individuals are named, a culture of gang rape would surely contain more than just two individuals, especially when Ms. Swetnick describes in her sworn affidavit that multiple boys were “waiting for their ‘turn’ with a girl inside the room.”

These women should all get the chance to testify, but Kavanaugh should also be given the chance to defend himself before decisions are made by either the Republican or Democratic senators. Instead, both parties are left at two different ends of the spectrum.

On one side there are Republicans that do not find the allegations credible and would like to see Kavanaugh confirmed without necessarily hearing the claims of the accusers, such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, or individuals who are pushing for his nomination to be withdrawn such as Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono. Both sides have set a dangerous precedent that threatens to either ignore the progress that the #MeToo movement has made, or ruin the movement entirely.

In the age of #MeToo, there has been a transition to the idea that all women when coming forward with sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape and other charges of sexual misconduct charges should be believed. While false accusations are indeed rare, that does not excuse the character assassination of someone whose crimes have yet to be proven.

The American population seems hellbent on righting the wrongs of the past, yet this mentality only results in more injustice. This convoluted sense of justice has the potential to ruin more lives than it saves. An immediate acceptance of allegations can permanently damage the accused who could be innocent. While due process is never required in the court of public opinion, it should still be exercised, especially in cases such as these, where the stakes are incredibly high.

Brett Kavanaugh may play a role in ruling on important Supreme Court decisions that Democrats may not agree with, but that does not mean he is a serial sex offender.

Until hard evidence is produced, it is in the best interest of public discourse and the #MeToo movement to not smear the character of anyone until sufficient evidence is brought forward in the presence of the Senate.

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OP-ED: Fossil fuel companies should mitigate disasters rather than adapt Hu r r ic a ne F lorenc e hit the Carolinas hard.

The storm was a shock to many and the aftermath has been even worse.

Treacherous floodwaters and rising rivers are still Emily a threat to communities Trentham near the coast, and some Guest Columnist delayed effects continue to keep communities from returning to business-as-usual. Thousands were forced to evacuate, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington faced three weeks of closure.

Coastal communities affected by Florence have enough worries without having to test their trust with Duke Energy.

Following Florence, a dam owned by Duke Energy was breached and released toxic coal ash into the Cape Fear River in Wilmington. Later, flooding of coal ash pits was reported at the Neuse River in Goldsboro.

Coal ash contains toxic substances such as mercury and arsenic which can affect ground and drinking water and pollute the air. Whether drinking water becomes contaminated or not, coal ash puts dozens of species of vulnerable plants and animals at risk for endangerment in a delicate river ecosystem.

Messes like these are not new to Duke Energy. In February 2014, 39,000 tons of coal ash spilled into the Dan River in Eden, North Carolina. This contaminated

drinking water for North Carolina and Virginia residents and put river species in danger. In turn, Duke Energy faced a lawsuit and a hefty multi-million-dollar settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency. In 2017, Duke Energy increased rates on energy price in order to use customers’ money to clean up their own mess.

Fossil fuel companies are the biggest contributors of anthropogenic climate change and are responsible for long-term

such a history, we cannot assume we are safe from other slip-ups in the future. Instead of continuing to break the trust of their customers in North Carolina, Duke should be investing in better ways to store waste from coal to protect air and water as much as possible.

Duke Energy shows us that the economic benefit of burning coal is not worth the harmful by-products and negative ecological impacts resulting from it. Alternative options such as solar, wind and

“Alternative options such as solar, wind and geothermal energy are becoming more readily available and more economical as development continues, so Duke Energy doesn’t need to go out of business for a transition to clean energy.” consequences we will face from climate change. Through their willful environmental negligence, they are also harming communities in North Carolina. Climate change is becoming a stronger threat to communities around the world and affecting the most vulnerable communities first.

Fossil fuels are unjust and irresponsible for the future of life on Earth.

Duke Energy needs to be proactive rather than reactive. They are a corporate polluter still under federal probation from the catastrophic spill in the Dan River. Given

geothermal energy are becoming more readily available and more economical as development continues, so Duke Energy doesn’t need to go out of business for a transition to clean energy. North Carolina is already ranked second in the country for installed solar capacity, and it has potential to grow further if Duke embraces the transition.

Humans have an unhealthy dependence on fossil fuels, which are controlled by an industry that does not sufficiently address most environmental, economic

and ethical expectations. As the largest public educational institution in North Carolina, a land-grant university, and a strong STEM school, NC State holds a lot of responsibility for leading the break with fossil fuel companies.

Our university is home to some of the brightest in our state, and it is time to step up and do the right thing: divest from fossil fuels. Divesting university investments from fossil fuel companies will be a big step in the right direction for NC State.

Implementing widespread sustainable energy and using our financial power to voice opposition to corporate polluters will make a difference in the way energy controls us.

There are also measures that can be taken against climate change on a personal level. Vote in November for candidates committed to ending reliance on fossil fuels. Voice your concerns to Duke Energy and other fossil fuel companies to change the way energy and waste is handled in your region.

Get involved in organizations, such as the Climate Reality Project at NC State, which is committed to influencing the way our university acts on climate change. It is up to our generation to end the unjust treatment by fossil fuel companies on our planet, our communities, and ourselves.

Emily Trentham is a second-year studying environmental science and political science. She is also the Grassroots Executive for The Climate Reality Project at NC State.

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Award-winning author speaks on fiction, fantasy and the future of storytelling Ben Wolf

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Last Wednesday, Sept. 26, Ted Chiang came to NC State for a literary reading at Hunt Library. Chiang is the author of “Story of Your Life,” a short story which was eventually adapted into the 2017 Academy Award-winning movie “Arrival.” He has won four Hugo Awards, four Nebula Awards and four Locus Awards for science fiction and fantasy writing.

Chiang has been writing science fiction and fantasy for almost 30 years, and his works often blur the lines between them. In his talk, he addressed the ways in which the two genres differ, and delivered his take on the purposes and possibilities of each.

Chiang opened the reading by first discussing a popular quote by Arthur C. Clarke, author of “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is in-

distinguishable from magic,” Chiang quoted.

From there, his talk reached out through time and space as he walked listeners through the Industrial Revolution, various political systems, religion, the power of positive thinking and the very nature of our universe.

Wilton Barnhardt, professor of creative writing for the MFA program at NC State, offered extra credit for his students to attend.

“I think Ted Chiang’s stories operate at some of the furthest reaches of our thinking, about time, quantum physics, about the mysteries that still remain in the universe,” Barnhardt said. “If you are a writer, how could you not want to come and have your mind blown by Ted Chiang?”

Edward Chan, a fourth-year studying physics, is a longtime fan of Chiang’s who attended the event.

“I think, going by Ted Chiang’s interpretation, which kind of shows in the book too-

magic does also exist in the modern world, and technology also exists in the past world,” Chan said. “Your brain tries really hard to make it a magical fantasy story, but it’s not working. It’s going for all this sci-fi, like even the wording that he’s using. So I think it gives you that interesting realization, like everything in the modern world could be magical, everything in the past could be scientific.

It’s something that inspires you in a way, as a scientist.”

Emily Cataneo, a graduate teaching assistant for the MFA Creative Writing program, was a student of Chiang’s at the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop in San Diego in 2016, and introduced him at the reading. She said it was important for students interested in creative writing to see a model for those genres, which are often underrepresented in academic settings.

“I think it’s actually better here than in most

places. I also think that academia’s allergy to science fiction and fantasy is diminishing, has diminished in recent years,” Cataneo said.

“But in general, there has been a little bit of a resistance in academia toward views that are considered more ‘pulpy’ or genre. So, any time students are given an opportunity to indulge in that interest or explore their interest, I think that’s really important.”

Chiang himself echoed a similar sentiment.

“Science fiction and fantasy, I think their status in the academy is probably better than it has ever been before,” Chiang said. “When I was an undergrad, there was no writing program that would accept anyone who was interested in science fiction or fantasy…. So, the situation has improved immeasurably in the last 30 years. There are still people, there are still departments who look down on sci-

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ence fiction and fantasy, and partly, I think, it’s because they have certain preconceptions about it which, over time, those preconceptions can be corrected.”

Chiang said he hopes his writing can help to expand people’s ideas about science fiction and fantasy in both the academic and literary worlds.

“I do hope that I can further the cause of science fiction,” Chiang said. “A lot of people have very narrow ideas of what science fiction is, I think. Their ideas of science fiction are formed by Hollywood movies, and they think of it as involving a lot of special effects and battles between heroes and villains and just, fights on the edge of a precipice, and science fiction is not about any of those things. So, I would like more people to realize that science fiction is probably much bigger, much broader than they might think it is.”

Chiang is not the only author seeking to share his insights at NC State this semester. Be sure to keep an eye out for two more literary readings, on Oct. 24 and Nov. 14, by writers who are sure to be similarly mind-blowing.

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Ted Chiang is a science fiction writer whose short story, “Story of Your Life,” was the basis for the 2016 movie “Arrival.”

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Full-strength Wolfpack offense a nightmare for opposing defenses Andrew Schnittker Sports Editor

NC State football knew it had good receivers coming into the 2018 season. Junior Kelvin Harmon, redshirt junior Jakobi Meyers and graduate Stephen Louis figured to be one of the best starting trios in the country. However, they’ve rarely been on the field in full health at the same time.

What’s perhaps a bit more surprising is how good the team’s backup receivers have been, with redshirt freshman Thayer Thomas, sophomore Emeka Emezie and redshirt sophomore C.J. Riley also having strong starts to the season.

“I think it’s definitely challenging [for defenses],” head coach Dave Doeren said.

“You can’t look at one guy and say, ‘We’re going to take [Harmon] out of the game.’

You can do that, but you’re going to suffer on the other side.”

That “suffering on the other side” is exactly what’s happened to opposing secondaries this year. Week one, with Louis injured and Harmon covered effectively by James Madison, Meyers had a monster game with a career-high 14 catches for 161 yards, and Riley chipped in with four catches for 45 yards and a score.

Week two, with Meyers out due to injury, Thomas had a huge game out of the slot with nine catches for 114 yards and a touchdown. In the past two weeks, Emezie has combined for 11 catches for 159 yards and two scores.

Not to be forgotten, after week one Harmon has again been a matchup headache for defensive coordinators, and leads the team on the season with 24 catches for 406 yards and a touchdown.

And the result of those four games? Four wins for the Wolfpack.

“It definitely feels good that any given game anybody can go off,” Harmon said. “[Emezie] one week, [Meyers] one week, [Thomas], me, [Riley], [Louis]. Just having a lot of options out here for [graduate quarterback Ryan Finley]. Even [redshirt sophomore Cary Angeline] at tight end had a big day.”

Indeed, in his second game with the Pack after sitting out the first three weeks (one game against West Virginia was postponed) under the NCAA’s transfer rules, Angeline scored his first touchdown Sunday. The six-

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Sophomore wide receiver Emeka Emezie is contested, but brings the ball down for a touchdown for the Pack to take the lead. Emezie had five receptions for 90 yards during the 35-21 win over Virginia on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Carter-Finley Stadium.

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Redshirt sophomore wide receiver C.J. Riley makes a run after the catch. Riley had 49 yards through the air on four receptions during the 41-7 win over Georgia State on Saturday, Sept. 8 in Carter-Finley Stadium.

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Running game breaks out in win over Virginia PERSON CARRIES PACK IN 35-21 VICTORY

Ethan Barry Staff Writer

The NC State football team earned a 35-21 win over Virginia in its first ACC game of the season Saturday at CarterFinley Stadium. The passing game carried its weight as usual, but the running game, notably freshman Ricky Person, had his best game of the season. On defense, all three phases continued to play well.

Here’s an evaluation of each position group:

QUARTERBACK: B

Graduate Rya n Fi n ley ’s nu mbers weren’t as great as they have been, completing 22 of 32 passes for 257 yards and three touchdowns. Finley looked noticeably off in the first quarter, with two throws in particular looking concerning. A f lea f licker resulting in a 39yard completion to sophomore receiver Emeka Emezie and a 16-yard touchdown to Emezie easily could have been picked off.

If it weren’t for spectacular catches from Emezie, Finley’s numbers would look a lot different, as would the game.

Finley was good, but for the Pack to compete with Clemson at the top of the ACC Atlantic Division, he’s going to have to be better.

RUNNING BACKS: A

This A definitely comes on a curve, but the running game was much improved this week. Person was a revelation, and he has to stay healthy for NC State to reach its potential. Person had 14 carries for 108 yards, averaging 7.7 yards per carry.

He has the big-play ability that’s been missing on the ground.

Senior Reggie Gallaspy is still crucial, but Person has a much higher ceiling and has the ability to break games open, similar to former running back Nyheim Hines.

WIDE RECEIVERS:

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Freshman running back Ricky Person runs up field for a huge 38-yard gain. Person had a monstrous day with 108 yards on 14 carries. The Wolfpack handled Virginia 35-21 on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Carter-Finley Stadium.

A+

Junior Kelvin Harmon and Emezie combined for 202 yards and two touchdowns. The rest of the receiver group was pretty quiet, but there’s only one ball to go around. Redshirt junior Jakobi Meyers had a couple of crucial third-down catches. Everybody knows Harmon is a pro, perhaps even next year, but how many more pros does Finley have to throw too? There’s nothing this group can’t do, and even the run blocking is noteworthy.

TIGHT ENDS: B

Redshirt sophomore Cary Angeline made his presence felt with his first career touchdown. Redshirt sophomore Dylan Autenrieth has made a noticeable

difference in the running game the last two weeks.

OFFENSIVE LINE: A-

The Cavaliers totaled three tackles for a loss, no sacks and no quarterback pressures. The Pack ran for 176 yards. That’s a pretty good day despite a couple of penalties. Offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford’s group is rounding into the form Wolfpack fans have grown accustomed to the last couple years.

DEFENSIVE LINE: B+

This group combined for 6.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and 93 rushing yards allowed. They’ve done an admirable job replacing four NFL draft picks from last year, especially compared to expecta-

tions.

It’s been a group effort all year, as five defensive linemen have been credited with a sack so far this year, and this week it was redshirt junior Larrell Murchison recording three sacks. The depth of the defensive line really stood out in the fourth quarter when it seemed somebody was in the backfield every play.

LINEBACKERS: B-

Redshirt senior Germaine Pratt tied for the team lead with six tackles. It was a solid but unspectacular day for the linebackers, and defensive coordinator and linebacker coach Dave Huxtable has built an impressive amount of depth at

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a spot where only two players are on the field at a time.

SECONDARY: B+

There was some good and bad in the defensive backfield Saturday. Virginia quarterback Bryce Perkins threw for 258 yards, which isn’t bad considering the Cavaliers had to throw the ball a lot since

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they were trailing.

However, there were a few big plays that were a little too easy, particularly Virginia’s first touchdown, a 35-yarder.

Freshman Tanner Ingle has struggled in pass coverage the first half of the season, but that’s to be expected from a freshman. He needs more safety help on deep balls. Two timely interceptions were important, and forcing more turnovers has helped the defense be better than it was last year.

SPECIAL TEAMS: C-

The Pack looked terribly prepared and executed even worse than that on an onside kick that was recovered by the Cavaliers in the fourth quarter. Good news for the Pack is it was a relatively low-leverage situation, which can be learned from.

Virginia’s return game and punting was better than NC State’s as well. However, freshman kicker Christopher Dunn has been a revelation in the kicking game and that alone is worth a passing grade.

His 44-yard field goal at the end of the first half was a huge confidence boost for Dunn and his teammates, coaches and fans.

COACHING: A

Evidently, head coach Dave Doeren has built a strong program. Take a look around the ACC and there are problems everywhere, even at Clemson. NC State has no drama right now and is easily handling teams that it should.

The biggest problem for Doeren might be getting Wolfpack fans to come back to the stadium for the second half. You’re in a pretty good spot when that’s your biggest issue. That big picture is way more important than any play calls that fans may complain about on game day.

Wolfpack tops Hokies in four sets Kailee Jurnak Staff Writer

NC State volleyball continued on a four-game road trip Sunday afternoon with a 3-1 win over Virginia Tech at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The Wolfpack (8-6, 2-2 ACC) had a slow start against the Hokies (11-5, 2-2 ACC), but after a loss in the first set, the Pack took the next three sets in a row to secure its second ACC win this season.

The first set was a close 25-21 loss for NC State. The Pack had a slight 26-24 overtime win in the second set, and then easily took the third set 25-19. NC State won a close fourth set 25-23 to wrap up the win.

The Wolfpack had 11 more kills than the Hokies throughout the course of the four sets. Three members of the Pack scored double digit kills. Senior middle blocker Teni Sopitan had 18 kills followed by sophomore outside hitter Melissa Evans, who scored 16 kills, and freshman outside hitter Jade Parchment’s 11 kills.

The Pack had 56 assists, 45 of them from senior setter Kylie Pickrell, compared to the Hokies 43 assists to keep the ball in play and set up attacks. The Wolfpack was able to have one more block and three more digs to barely outdo the Hokies defensively. Junior middle blocker Lauryn Terry had a total of six blocks over the course of four sets.

In the first set the Pack set up more attacks, true to its nature as an offensive team, but failed to connect with every set from Pickrell, allowing Virginia Tech to have a higher hitting percentage by a small margin of .73. This gave the Hokies the slight lead they needed to snatch the first set from the Pack.

In the second set the Pack had eight more kills than the Hokies as the team.

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Jade Parchment, a freshman outside hitter, prepares to serve the ball against UNC-Chapel Hill at Carmichael Stadium, Wednesday, Sept.

27, 2018. Parchment had 11 kills and 13 digs. The Wolfpack lost to the Tar Heels 3-1.

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Wolfpack suffers first road loss of season PORTER GOAL NOT ENOUGH TO LIFT NC STATE

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Senior midfielder Taylor Porter fights for possession of the ball near the goal line during the 1-0 golden goal win over Monmouth University in the second period of overtime on Monday, Aug. 20 at Dail Soccer Stadium.

Shrijan Tallury Staff Writer

In its first road ACC matchup of the season, the No. 21 ranked NC State women’s soccer team suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in South Bend, Indiana Sunday afternoon.

The 1 p.m. game provided the perfect atmosphere for a soccer game, 77 degrees Fahrenheit and sunny, and gave fans ex-

actly what they came to see with two goals in the first 10 minutes.

Notre Dame (6-6-0, 2-2 ACC) struck first with a goal just five minutes in. The Wolfpack’s (8-3-2, 1-2-1 ACC) senior goalkeeper Sydney Wootten saved the first attempt off of a corner kick, but it resulted in a rebound that found the foot of Karin Muya.

Muya then found the back of the net for her first goal of the season.

The Pack has struggled with letting in early goals, but came back quick with one

of its own on Sunday. Wasting no time, senior midfielder Taylor Porter found herself in the same position Notre Dame did five minutes earlier. Porter found the ball at her feet after a corner kick and shot around a defender and under the arm of goalie Brooke Littman for her first goal of the season.

The half saw Notre Dame maintain control with seven corner kicks and seven shots on goal, while the Wolfpack had only one of each. It was obvious that NC State

“The Pack had multiple shots within the first 10 minutes of the second half, but was unable to get anything on target.

needed to come out with more energy in the second half.

That was exactly what happened as the Pack had multiple shots within the first 10 minutes of the second half, but was unable to get anything on target.

Fifteen minutes into the half, the Fighting Irish struck again when a long shot went off the crossbar and landed right in front of the goal to be tapped in by Jennifer Westendorf.

The rest of the match saw Wootten make some great saves, but the Wolfpack offense was unable to get into a rhythm and couldn’t pull off the come back.

After defeating Notre Dame 4-1 last year in the ACC Tournament, this was a disappointing result for the Pack who was hoping to cement its resume as one of the best teams in the ACC. This was the first game of a four-game road trip for the Wolfpack, who goes on to face Syracuse, No. 11 Boston College and No. 10 Florida State in its next three games.

The Wolfpack’s game against Syracuse will be Thursday at 7 p.m. in Syracuse, New York.

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foot-seven tight end’s emergence gives Finley a possible seven weapons in the passing game that can be rotated in and out.

“That’s just part of our offense,” Finley said after Saturday’s 35-21 win over Vir-

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ginia. “We are balanced and I think we attacked pretty balanced today, which was good to see. Some great catches by some of our guys in the end zone.”

Even if an opposing defense manages to take all the pass catchers on the field out of play, a new threat emerged during the Pack’s ACC opener. The run game had struggled through three games, but got going Saturday.

Freshman Ricky Person, making his return after two weeks out due to a hamstring injury, carried the rock 14 times for 108 yards, and showed off the speed and elusiveness that made him a coveted recruit.

“Now that we’re running the ball more effectively, it makes it even more challenging, I would say, for a defense,” Doeren said. “We had to prove that we could do that and we did today. That obviously helps,

when you can rush the football like that, 176 yards and they had less than 100 yards rushing. That’s a pretty good day.”

With Person’s breakout, NC State’s offense is, simply put, firing on all cylinders.

If the defense can continue to back that up the way it has so far this season, with a good chunk of the rest of the ACC faltering, the Pack could be just getting started on its path to a banner year.

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The set went into a short overtime, as NC State held on to win 26-24. The Pack had a .200 hitting percentage in the second set, while the Hokies were set back at .045.

The third set was the best set for the Wolfpack, which had a .240 hitting percentage and six less attacking errors than the Hokies.

The fourth set was a close set, as the Hokies woke up and started to set up a strong offense again, bringing up their hitting percentage to .222. This closed the margin with the Pack’s hitting percentage of .268.

NC State will play game three of its road trip Friday at Florida State in Tallahassee.

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Junior middle blocker Lauryn Terry high-fives senior setter Kylie Pickrell to celebrate a point. The Wolfpack was able to pull out a highly contested 3-2 win over Virginia Commonwealth University on Friday, Aug. 24 at Reynolds Coliseum.

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